in circulation
Example Sentences
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They remain legal tender but not in circulation, as they are largely kept by private currency collectors.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This system came under strain in the 1960s “when the volume of U.S. dollars in circulation exceeded domestic gold reserves redeemable at fixed value, leading to periodic runs on the dollar in foreign exchange.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
They have a fixed amount of shares in circulation — hence they are closed-ended, as opposed to “open-ended” mutual funds and ETFs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Department of State, there are roughly 183 million passports in circulation as of 2025.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
And dollar bills that were backed by the gold standard, which were no longer in circulation, had been found mixed in.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
